Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
Antelopes
Robin Ranger
1866
Anton the fisherman
Franz Hoffmann
1871
Art II. The religions of the world, and their relations to Christianity, considered in eight lectures founded by the Right Hon. Robert Boyle, by Frederick Denison Maurice ....
1847
Artistic Pussy and her studio
Lothar Meggendorfer
1890
Aunt Carrie's rhymes for children
Caroline L. Smith
1854
Aunt Effie's rhymes for little children
Effie Aunt
1853
Aunt Fanny's story book, for little boys and girls
Fanny Aunt
1850
Aunt Louisa's little treasures
L. Valentine
1876
Aunt Louisa's nursery book
L. Valentine
1885
Aunt Louisa's wee, wee stories
L. Valentine
1883
Aunty's elfin land, or, The astonishing doings of Mildred, Tom and Harry
Maria Hildreth Parker
1890
Autobiography of a robin
Jarvis Mrs
1885
Baby day pictures & stories
John Uncle
1882
Baldwin's fables: ancient and modern
William Godwin
1819
Beams of divine light: or Some brief hints of the being and attributes of God
1700
Beasts and birds of Africa
N.Y. Lith. & Eng. Co
1884
Before Jehovah's awful throne, ye nations bow with sacred joy
1790
Benny's birds
E. H. R
1863
Berries and blossoms
Thomas Westwood
1855
Bertie's telegraph
Carrie L. May
1868
Bible pictures for our pets
Henry Courtney Selous, John Dawson Watson, Harrison Weir
1877
Bible stories of animals
Julia Maria Huyshe
1855
Birdie and her dog
E. C. Phillips
1889
Blazing stars, messengers of God's wrath; in a few serious and solemn meditations upon the late wonderful comet
1744